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policy whatsoever. congressman, you get the last word on this. >> on the president obama credit for being able to do one thing that i have not seen in the time that i know him, which is to get senator graham as upset as i have never seen him about anything. and he punches above its weight class. he is engaged on benghazi. kelly ayotte, john mccain, jason chivers, some of us are young enough that we will be around matter how much they want to store mall. we will be around to get the answers, especially for the families of those four murdered americans. lou: coppersmith, we appreciate you being here and your efforts are congressman trey gowdy. >> thank you. lou: much more on benghazi, and the testimony of general petraeus later in this broadcast. negotiations about the fiscal cliff. partisan rhetoric isrampant. can this president and these leaders really reach a deal? acclimate ron christie join us in moments. final resolution. the deadly bp oil spl results in record fines and multiple criminal charges. w
policy whatsoever. congressman, you get the last word on this. >> on the president obama credit for being able to do one thing that i have not seen in the time that i know him, which is to get senator graham as upset as i have never seen him about anything. and he punches above its weight class. he is engaged on benghazi. kelly ayotte, john mccain, jason chivers, some of us are young enough that we will be around matter how much they want to store mall. we will be around to get the...
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of the new book called foreign policy auction where he writes the following he says u.s. foreign policy is being sold not just altered shifted or manipulated or influence sold every single day the agents of foreign governments work to not only monitor u.s. foreign policy but to actively change and even create they meet with policymakers don't to their campaigns write their speeches and even write legislation and he joins me now to talk about what this all really means ben thank you so much for coming on thanks for having me i want to read one more quote that you said because i thought it was great you said the fact is that every single day the agents of foreign governments are working to undermine u.s. foreign policy the auction is always open the only question is what country is buying your government today then who are the major players undermining u.s. foreign policy today it's all the players you wouldn't hope to see it's your libya egypt senate and it's not just the countries it's the it's the people in the dictators in those countries that are hiring are lobbyists a
of the new book called foreign policy auction where he writes the following he says u.s. foreign policy is being sold not just altered shifted or manipulated or influence sold every single day the agents of foreign governments work to not only monitor u.s. foreign policy but to actively change and even create they meet with policymakers don't to their campaigns write their speeches and even write legislation and he joins me now to talk about what this all really means ben thank you so much for...
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coincidentally or not, that 26 ofoctober is the same ay that to journalists for foreign policy magazine discovered classied documents detailing security concerns in benghazi. they found those documents lying on the floor of what remained of the u.s. consulate. that, three weeks after te fbi had finally made its way to benghazi to coduct an investigation, an investigation that took less than a day. there has been no explanation as to why the fbi left those classified state epartment papers on the gound adding to the coincidences' c'mon the6 of october, it was on that date tht fox news cia operators on the ground in benghazi had assked for, and wer denied elp four times during the cose of the 7-hour assault amssador chistopher stephens, foreign service officer sean smith d cia operatives tie ron woods and glendora the from both former seals were killed in a firefight that move from the cause led to the cia and makes a mile away. a cautionary note tonight, if i may. want to be very ear that what we are reporting, regardless of sources, of the very best journalists anywhere. and on this bro
coincidentally or not, that 26 ofoctober is the same ay that to journalists for foreign policy magazine discovered classied documents detailing security concerns in benghazi. they found those documents lying on the floor of what remained of the u.s. consulate. that, three weeks after te fbi had finally made its way to benghazi to coduct an investigation, an investigation that took less than a day. there has been no explanation as to why the fbi left those classified state epartment papers on...
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foreign policy the auction is always open the only question is what country is buying your government today but who are the major players undermining u.s. foreign policy today it's all the players you wouldn't hope to see it's your libya egypt senate and it's not just the countries it's the it's the people in the dictators in those countries that are hiring our lobbyists are hiring our public relations firms so mubarak's egypt features prominently in my book khadafi features prominently in my book syria is in the book all of these people who most americans when they think of foreign policy they think well who are the real bogeyman out there iran even has foreign lobbyists working in the u.s. and so when you whenever you think who is the sort of bad guys are in the world chances are they've got a lobbyist fighting for them right now. you know i didn't even know that this was happening to the extent that you really lay out it was really shocking for me i mean this is not legal i mean what are these legal cobbett that cobbett that people are going through to do this yeah unfortunately in
foreign policy the auction is always open the only question is what country is buying your government today but who are the major players undermining u.s. foreign policy today it's all the players you wouldn't hope to see it's your libya egypt senate and it's not just the countries it's the it's the people in the dictators in those countries that are hiring our lobbyists are hiring our public relations firms so mubarak's egypt features prominently in my book khadafi features prominently in my...
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we are paying a fortune to egypt, trying to support israel, seems like foreign policy establishment, in a mess. would you agree? >> understatement. >> it is more complicated than that. the two major armies were israeli and egyptian armies. 1973 when they fought each other, and israelis in the united states. both u.s. of 5 armies. what happens in a fight? does the united states resupplied both of them? stuart: when it come to that? a fight between israeli -- [talking over each other] >> i would give odds at 40%. >> one critical point, the egyptian government is controlled by muslims and the presidency and parliament and all the bureaucracies and they control the military. hamas is the military wing of the muslim brotherhood. stuart: does it give president obama a lot of power if the supplies power in egypt and israel the sort the two sides out? >> put him in a position of having to choose the right hand or the left. >> i think he should set out. >> the problem president obama has, does he support israel and if there is a conflict between the two, a new country, america will outreach t
we are paying a fortune to egypt, trying to support israel, seems like foreign policy establishment, in a mess. would you agree? >> understatement. >> it is more complicated than that. the two major armies were israeli and egyptian armies. 1973 when they fought each other, and israelis in the united states. both u.s. of 5 armies. what happens in a fight? does the united states resupplied both of them? stuart: when it come to that? a fight between israeli -- [talking over each other]...
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, but of foreign policy full stop. how do you operate in a world with players who are operating under these very different rules? >> well, it's something we do spend quite a bit of time thinking about this. it's not all about china. there are issues with other countries like -- >> russia? >> -- like russia, but not just those two. and the lines are really blurred in terms of where the state ends and where capital and corporate interests begin for many countries. at the state department, we've really tried to create mechanisms through multilateral institutions like the oecd has come up with a platform for competitive neutrality which looks at the different ways that governments can act to subsidize or to give favor to their own state-owned or state-led interests and provide some recommendations for engaging in a platform of competitive neutrality. it's a different way of thinking about the challenges, and it's something that, you know, it's not just the u.s. that's concerned about, we have a lot of other countries out t
, but of foreign policy full stop. how do you operate in a world with players who are operating under these very different rules? >> well, it's something we do spend quite a bit of time thinking about this. it's not all about china. there are issues with other countries like -- >> russia? >> -- like russia, but not just those two. and the lines are really blurred in terms of where the state ends and where capital and corporate interests begin for many countries. at the state...
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i think the interest in foreign policy in the wake of our presidential election is certainly evident by the remotely standing crowd we have here today. we are now already into the process of transition, transition even with the same president, transitions are the most fluid and receptive moments in the are presidential cycle to impact the policy process, and so i'm -- i take it as a good sign there's so much interest in the foreign policy process by your presence here today. now, i think that the transition from a first to a second obama administration may, of course, begin the day after an election, but it doesn't end on inauguration day. this process is going to continue for some time. as the president's new or old team takes shape and where as necessary, seeks con fir nation, goes through reassessment, definition of priorities and opportunities and as other issues, domestic issues, the fiscal cliff, for example, impacts foreign policy, and let's not forget as the world recalibrates to the changes, or as people say, the lack of changes, here in washington. at the same time, as we b
i think the interest in foreign policy in the wake of our presidential election is certainly evident by the remotely standing crowd we have here today. we are now already into the process of transition, transition even with the same president, transitions are the most fluid and receptive moments in the are presidential cycle to impact the policy process, and so i'm -- i take it as a good sign there's so much interest in the foreign policy process by your presence here today. now, i think that...
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. >> you are well versed in the history of china's foreign policy. the is not a simple bureaucratic politician. there is a degree of relaxation, candor, and to the extent humor in his exchanges. >> he is not going to be a dominant leader. he is going to have to create a consensus in the leading body. that is not going to be easy to do. there is enormous opposition to reform, both political and economic. >> xi jinping -- i think more and more numbered generation educated in free countries, they already got some sort of experience, the value of free world. judging that way, i feel there is a possibility, a real chance to change for political reform. >> with me, tim wilcox. our headlines. xi jinping has become china's new leader. he smiled and waved after being selected as the new leader. three hamas leaders died in airstrikes. hundreds of supporters have turned out on the streets of gaza for the funeral of a militant leader who was killed in an air strike on wednesday. 10 other people died and that attacked. in the past few hours, israeli authorities s
. >> you are well versed in the history of china's foreign policy. the is not a simple bureaucratic politician. there is a degree of relaxation, candor, and to the extent humor in his exchanges. >> he is not going to be a dominant leader. he is going to have to create a consensus in the leading body. that is not going to be easy to do. there is enormous opposition to reform, both political and economic. >> xi jinping -- i think more and more numbered generation educated in...
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how the foreign policy of using drones in other countries relates to the security of the united states how the spending on you know a million different types of equipment that isn't even used by the u.s. military relates to the domestic policy and the lack of available spending here within the united states and so that was one thing but i should say you know if you watched the forty eight minutes the speech yesterday which is very surprising a lot of people are tweeting that a lot of people did seem to watch i do want to point out it wasn't all doom and gloom so i do want to finish up brian by playing sort of an optimistic part of ron paul's remarks the good news is that compared in one thousand nine hundred seventy six when i first came to congress the desire for more freedom and less government in two thousand and twelve is much greater and growing especially in grassroots america tens of thousands of teenagers and college age students are with great enthusiasm welcoming the message of liberty. so that's my last question for you brian i mean i mean what happens i know you said that y
how the foreign policy of using drones in other countries relates to the security of the united states how the spending on you know a million different types of equipment that isn't even used by the u.s. military relates to the domestic policy and the lack of available spending here within the united states and so that was one thing but i should say you know if you watched the forty eight minutes the speech yesterday which is very surprising a lot of people are tweeting that a lot of people did...
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policy direction. our more saudi very much concerned right now russia is a very powerful neighbor it has many allies across the globe it's a military power as well as an economic power in that part of the world and quite frankly doesn't make that much since warsaw from its nose at such a powerful neighbor and i would hope and imagine that there would be a reconsideration of their foreign policy sooner rather than later this is all very ominous and very dangerous particularly in light of the moves in poland which obviously brings into question the reset with moscow which had been tell it so heavily by administration spokes person but if i were in berlin i would also be concerned because there is rising competition particularly in europe between berlin and washington. well with the u.s. election signed sealed and delivered there's still little enthusiasm was manning there. i didn't vote i didn't really care why not. i don't even know like what anybody stood for it's not something that interests me i just
policy direction. our more saudi very much concerned right now russia is a very powerful neighbor it has many allies across the globe it's a military power as well as an economic power in that part of the world and quite frankly doesn't make that much since warsaw from its nose at such a powerful neighbor and i would hope and imagine that there would be a reconsideration of their foreign policy sooner rather than later this is all very ominous and very dangerous particularly in light of the...
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well reaction and insight now from foreign policy analysts dr shah joins me live in washington well we are receiving unconfirmed reports that israeli ground forces are moving towards gaza can you tell us anything about that and do you think a ground invasion is likely. i don't know more than you know really but it is it is possible all the preparations indicate that they may be ground invasion similar to the one. they took against gaza i think the master of gaza israelis they want to punish the prisoners because really it's an open prison for one point five million human beings they medical care they lack schooling they like food they lack of clean water and that's part and parcel of what they're trying to make them submissive to their will and desire of having really one large israeli state they are not interested in a two state solution unfortunately is there a mole so to root out those hamas militants after all that's what they tried to do four years ago and failed i mean are they likely to do that this time with that ground invasion. i think that's an excuse to be very honest if yo
well reaction and insight now from foreign policy analysts dr shah joins me live in washington well we are receiving unconfirmed reports that israeli ground forces are moving towards gaza can you tell us anything about that and do you think a ground invasion is likely. i don't know more than you know really but it is it is possible all the preparations indicate that they may be ground invasion similar to the one. they took against gaza i think the master of gaza israelis they want to punish the...
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policy strategy in the middle east a lot of questions i don't think anyone has the answers a lot of people are basically speculating as to how the u.s. policies will change in the middle east to work the middle east after they become energy independent that is if they do become energy independent and a lot of people see that the u.s. will simply just leave the middle east and just leave it to other powers to other powers who are interested in the oil there for the years to come and other people say be. no this is simply not going to happen because of other interests in the region that the u.s. has the trade israel and other interests that simply is you know the united states cannot simply just leave the region and you know just give up on it now for a long time now since we're speaking about. israel's involvement here for a long time now people have said that the u.s. is in the middle east for two reason that oil and israel so will this shifting dynamic possibly change the way that the u.s. relates to israel and to other countries in the middle east will we see a lessening lower pre
policy strategy in the middle east a lot of questions i don't think anyone has the answers a lot of people are basically speculating as to how the u.s. policies will change in the middle east to work the middle east after they become energy independent that is if they do become energy independent and a lot of people see that the u.s. will simply just leave the middle east and just leave it to other powers to other powers who are interested in the oil there for the years to come and other people...
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what we do in foreign policy. if you got the reporters and had therapieses picked out by american media with a to the for europe or asia or broadcast network, that would show the american taxpayer what they are getting for the money. other things we didn't talk about. we talked about public diplomacy or nontraditional. the bush administration program. peace corp. huge public diplomacy. the question is how do we leverage those demonstrate department aspects of public diplomacy. when the department of defense and the mercy ship for tsunami release. you don't think that's public diplomacy? that's huge. i want to get back to china, i think it's important we continue to focus on everybody on that. we studied russia in my time. now they are studying chinese. in a they want to get 100,000 americans studying mandrin in china. it's important that government fund be use to send potential future american foreign policy leaders and thinkers and shapers overseas to experience walking in someone else's shoes. great program ther
what we do in foreign policy. if you got the reporters and had therapieses picked out by american media with a to the for europe or asia or broadcast network, that would show the american taxpayer what they are getting for the money. other things we didn't talk about. we talked about public diplomacy or nontraditional. the bush administration program. peace corp. huge public diplomacy. the question is how do we leverage those demonstrate department aspects of public diplomacy. when the...
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but i'm guessing it really needs to be part of really part of the foreign policy apparatus. >> i want to open up to question. we have time for about 20 minutes. please keep them brief so we can get as many as possible. go ahead. >> first time i ever saw -- was 1967 in taipei at usia. it was in chinese. but now i work with two groups. one is dhi esper diplomats which serves the diplomatic community here in washington, and arranges events to show them what goes on you. also people to people international who post the foreign officers at the national defense university. was happen with this is weak, and we take these our homes and arrange events with them, then go back to the home countries and remember us. when diplomats wife went to thailand, she's japanese and she set up an organization in thailand. last summer we also did the international children's festival, where 24 embassies got to show the american public what they do and the american public got to learn. one of the things, one of my friends is also with, what was a public diplomacy in afghanistan, out in the country trying to h
but i'm guessing it really needs to be part of really part of the foreign policy apparatus. >> i want to open up to question. we have time for about 20 minutes. please keep them brief so we can get as many as possible. go ahead. >> first time i ever saw -- was 1967 in taipei at usia. it was in chinese. but now i work with two groups. one is dhi esper diplomats which serves the diplomatic community here in washington, and arranges events to show them what goes on you. also people to...
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today, we will take an early look at what will be and what should be the foreign policy of the second obama administration in the middle east. we at the washington institute, for us this is just the beginning of a quite a number of event and undertakings that we will be producing. there will be transition papers on the key issues. sometimes by our sterling institute research staff, sometimes by outside scholars and practitioners that we have commissioned to take a look at specific topics -- in the next several weeks, we are putting together -- come together with some frequency here in person and in the cyberworld to focus on a discrete, individual topics. we begin the process with a more general discussion in which i and my two distinguished colleagues will examine the broader issues at stake in the middle east for a second obama administration. at this moment, let me just remind people ago you could please turn your cell phones off, but silent, but took lee off. we're broadcasting live on c- span. we have other esteemed members of the journalists world here with us. each of my collea
today, we will take an early look at what will be and what should be the foreign policy of the second obama administration in the middle east. we at the washington institute, for us this is just the beginning of a quite a number of event and undertakings that we will be producing. there will be transition papers on the key issues. sometimes by our sterling institute research staff, sometimes by outside scholars and practitioners that we have commissioned to take a look at specific topics -- in...
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policies and there are hopes that possibly a cease fire may be signed at the moment possibly that is the very best hope that there is of a de escalation of violence around guards or for the moment the bombardment has stopped as have the rocket attacks they were very intense earlier this morning and also overnight and are there any signs of a ground invasion nearing than. well that is still the question on many people's lips there is still the fact that thirty thousand reservists are ready to be called up ses the israeli defense forces and that bombardment has been very intense indeed one hundred thirty targets struck over the second night of this aerial bombardment of israeli defense forces saying they were targeting underground rocket stores a lot of explosions there and an increase in the death toll inside gaza also widespread reports of troops and tanks moving the south towards the garzon border it seems now that this visit by egypt's prime minister more important than ever as the risk of a ground war in gaza as we saw over the new year of two thousand and eight to nine still loom
policies and there are hopes that possibly a cease fire may be signed at the moment possibly that is the very best hope that there is of a de escalation of violence around guards or for the moment the bombardment has stopped as have the rocket attacks they were very intense earlier this morning and also overnight and are there any signs of a ground invasion nearing than. well that is still the question on many people's lips there is still the fact that thirty thousand reservists are ready to be...
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policy priority but it needs to be a priority for several reasons. iraq is a success. it is because of the efforts of the united states and our allies and iraqi people. it is an important success because it is right in the middle of the middle east. it ties into every other problem from iran to sunni-shia relation and energy. it is a democratic state with a lot of flaws. it is a functioning democracy and that is a good day and we need to do our best to continue to encourage. the administration is putting a lot of quiet effort into this and this needs to continue. there are several serious risks. the biggest is that syria will pull iraq asunder as the various groups go in various directions. so far, that has not happened but the longer the situation in syria is allowed to continue, the more likely that very bad scenario will occur. one of the main reasons we kept our troops in iraq and lost 4500 tubes was to maintain the unity of iraq. that depends on plurality and democracy. that's all we have now with all its faults and the need to be supported. the
policy priority but it needs to be a priority for several reasons. iraq is a success. it is because of the efforts of the united states and our allies and iraqi people. it is an important success because it is right in the middle of the middle east. it ties into every other problem from iran to sunni-shia relation and energy. it is a democratic state with a lot of flaws. it is a functioning democracy and that is a good day and we need to do our best to continue to encourage. the administration...
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i think the interest in foreign policy in the wake of our presidential election is certainly evidence by the standing remotely crowd we have here today. we are now already into the process of transition, a transition even with the same president, transitions are the most flute and receptive moments in the presidential cycle to have an impact on the policy process, and so i'm -- i take it as a good sign there's so much interest in the foreign policy process by your presence here today. now, i think the transition from a first to a second obama administration may, of course, begin the day after an election, but it doesn't end on inauguration day. this process is going to continue for sometime. as the president's new or old team takes shape, and where necessary, seeks confirmation, as the new old team goes through the inevidentble period of reassessment and redefinition of priorities and opportunities and as other issues, domestic issues, the fiscal cliff, for example, impacts foreign policy, and not forget as the world recalibrates changes or as some say, the lack of changes, here in wa
i think the interest in foreign policy in the wake of our presidential election is certainly evidence by the standing remotely crowd we have here today. we are now already into the process of transition, a transition even with the same president, transitions are the most flute and receptive moments in the presidential cycle to have an impact on the policy process, and so i'm -- i take it as a good sign there's so much interest in the foreign policy process by your presence here today. now, i...
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let's face it, it's not just about american foreign policy, but a failed international system. you talked about the information revolution in the arab world, there's a global information revolution. people watch this. they have expectations. when assad, the father did this in 19 82, people were not watching. it was not on tv. there was no expectation. know we know about it as it goes. the public wants to see something done whether it's in the middle east or elsewhere, went we have no way of dealing with it. it's a failure of the system in terms of that, but, still, when you look even in the arab world, 90% of the people i polledded in six countries sympathize with the rebels against the syria government. when you ask them, do you want to see western intervention in syria, ma majorities say know. they still -- they want something dope. they don't know exactly what it is, but they couldn't want to see military intervention. this is a big one for the administration, not only because you don't know what the morning after will be. you see the divided opposition. yesterday, as you kn
let's face it, it's not just about american foreign policy, but a failed international system. you talked about the information revolution in the arab world, there's a global information revolution. people watch this. they have expectations. when assad, the father did this in 19 82, people were not watching. it was not on tv. there was no expectation. know we know about it as it goes. the public wants to see something done whether it's in the middle east or elsewhere, went we have no way of...
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arm not only for economic policy but a foreign-policy. how do you operate in a world with players who are operating and its different -- >> we do spend quite a bit of time thinking about this. it's not all about china. there are issues with other countries like russia, but not just the two. the lines are really blurred in terms of where the state and capital and corporate interest begins for many countries. at the state department, we have really tried to create mechanisms through multilateral institutions like the oecd that has come up with a platform for competitive neutrality which looks at the different ways the government can act to subsidize or to give favor to their own state-owned or state run -- and provide recommendations for engaging in a platform of competitive neutrality. it's a different way of thinking about the challenges and it's something that is not just the u.s. they are concerned about. we have a lot of other countries out there that are similarly looking at rising powers, who are using tools that we don't necessarily
arm not only for economic policy but a foreign-policy. how do you operate in a world with players who are operating and its different -- >> we do spend quite a bit of time thinking about this. it's not all about china. there are issues with other countries like russia, but not just the two. the lines are really blurred in terms of where the state and capital and corporate interest begins for many countries. at the state department, we have really tried to create mechanisms through...
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foreign policy. what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in a great flux right now, issues with iran, israel. they're seeing some ratcheting up in gaza where they have seen hundreds of rockets firing in tension. there is a parliamentary elections in january which looks good for president netanyahu, but there's no way reinvigorated left in israel and is providing some opposition. host: critical of netanyahu? guest: more so than the have been before. the parliamentary process in israel is such that netanyahu can rely on some factional far right parties which have helped h
foreign policy. what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in...
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but clearly we're still in a situation where egyptian foreign policy is still evolving. so we're not quite sure what the rule of the games are. >> are you surprised there hasn't been more of a reaction in the markets? >> not at this stage. hartwe'll comment about how it will play out is accurate because we don't know with respect to the new administration. but there is potentially a chance it might direct israeli government thinking towards the idea that just constant cycle and recycle of violence doesn't solve the problem. there have baeen countless strikes since 1967. it doesn't solve anything and also doesn't make iz rally citizens any safe p. the idea that there are extare strategic installations, it's shenksly a big refugee camp. it almost seems overplaying it. so the influence of the egyptian government could be potentially benign. it may have put more restrained response and the idea that there might be some peace initiative. >> david, do you agree the situation could be more benign? good. >> it depends what sort of pressure on hamas. the military leadership of co
but clearly we're still in a situation where egyptian foreign policy is still evolving. so we're not quite sure what the rule of the games are. >> are you surprised there hasn't been more of a reaction in the markets? >> not at this stage. hartwe'll comment about how it will play out is accurate because we don't know with respect to the new administration. but there is potentially a chance it might direct israeli government thinking towards the idea that just constant cycle and...
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it's been a part of our foreign policy-- >> and deserve a vote look what happened. >> no, no, democracy spreading thing exactly can lead to this kind of stuff, but the point is, we had no control over what happened in egypt. that was going to happen whether or not we were involved or not. >> but we-- >> but, i mean, if we could have backed mubarak in a way that didn't alienate the entire world then we probably would have, but i'm totally with you. i do think that the people need to think through the democracy spreading agenda. >> chris: that's it for the panel, we'll stay on top of this all weekend and on special -- on fox news sunday, i forget which show i'm anchoring these days, this is what happens when, as charles says, you work on weekdays. stay tuned to show joe biden on a sit com last night for real. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> finally tonight, there has long been a connection between washington and hollywood with both towns fascinated by the other. last night vice president biden
it's been a part of our foreign policy-- >> and deserve a vote look what happened. >> no, no, democracy spreading thing exactly can lead to this kind of stuff, but the point is, we had no control over what happened in egypt. that was going to happen whether or not we were involved or not. >> but we-- >> but, i mean, if we could have backed mubarak in a way that didn't alienate the entire world then we probably would have, but i'm totally with you. i do think that the...
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benjamin, what did you hear about foreign policy? guest: he can quote bible scripture better than i can obama has reached out to the muslim world. he has -- he came into office as a president holding two wars. and let's remember, he won a nobel peace prize. i think it's fundamental to his nature that he wants to sort of reach out to publics across the world and to present a different notion of america. i don't think that that is religion specific. i think that's across the board , his relationship with israel, his relationship with the muslim world. host: this is a "financial times" editorial today. rethink on drones after petraeus exit. general petraeus has been the master mind behind using deprones to go after al qaeda in the horn of africa, etc. what has been the world reaction to these -- this type of mill tear strategy. guest: the administration has doubled down on thes you of drones. there are hundreds more than there ever were in the bush administration. there's clear security rationale for some of them. there are certainly is
benjamin, what did you hear about foreign policy? guest: he can quote bible scripture better than i can obama has reached out to the muslim world. he has -- he came into office as a president holding two wars. and let's remember, he won a nobel peace prize. i think it's fundamental to his nature that he wants to sort of reach out to publics across the world and to present a different notion of america. i don't think that that is religion specific. i think that's across the board , his...
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the iranians, the new york times to arrive before the foreign policy debate that into that there was a dance under way to get to that new diplomatic initiative. the iranians are going to wait until the election. now they know that the president is, and we have an israeli election in january and run an election in june. how might does influence not only the direction of the diplomatic initiative, but the pace. >> i'm absolutely glad that i can answer these kinds of questions. ask these kinds of questions when were on the inside and i could not say anything. a very different kind of setting >> finally. >> well, let's take issues and turn. the iranian election creates what i would describe as both an opportunity and the problem because before their election you're likely to see increasing turmoil within the leaders which tells me that there is probably a fairly short window will for they get into that mode. i do believe some of the maneuvering right now is even in anticipation on their side that they're going to have to do something san before they get into their own election cycle. and
the iranians, the new york times to arrive before the foreign policy debate that into that there was a dance under way to get to that new diplomatic initiative. the iranians are going to wait until the election. now they know that the president is, and we have an israeli election in january and run an election in june. how might does influence not only the direction of the diplomatic initiative, but the pace. >> i'm absolutely glad that i can answer these kinds of questions. ask these...
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foreign policy in the middle east, maybe elsewhere, but in the middle east right now in the wake of libya and benghazi, we are at low ebb, john, in the eyes i dare say of middle eastern countries and in the eyes of european countries and maybe in the eyes of asian countries. our cia director is gone. there's some kind of sex scandal going on. they all testified today on benghazi. no one knows what came out of that. my point is this, if president obama is asking the president of egypt who has sympathies with all these terrorists and guerrillas, where's the clear statement that the united states government supports the right of israel to defend itself, just flat-out from the president himself? >> the president of the united states, beginning of arab spring, chose the wrong side, larry. he chose the arab strongmen. they now believe the president can be treated as a chump and they can attack israel without risking themselves. that's what's going on right now. i mention this. there is a good report that that missile that landed in tel aviv was not fired from the gaza strip. it was fired from t
foreign policy in the middle east, maybe elsewhere, but in the middle east right now in the wake of libya and benghazi, we are at low ebb, john, in the eyes i dare say of middle eastern countries and in the eyes of european countries and maybe in the eyes of asian countries. our cia director is gone. there's some kind of sex scandal going on. they all testified today on benghazi. no one knows what came out of that. my point is this, if president obama is asking the president of egypt who has...
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our general tell us the greatest threat to our nation is not in a foreign-policy -- power. it is our dead. everything has to be on the table. -- it is our debt. everything has to be on the table. we can do things much more effectively and probably better if we would take a new look at some of these areas. >> is this an olive branch for fiscal cliff the negotiations? >> we need to talk about what has happened. there have been no real cuts to the pentagon. there has not been the hope for desired increase in spending. we did not get the increase. that is where we are now. out of the $600 billion budget, could you imagines that through smart thinking we could save 8% of that. the answer is absolutely. there is not a military base but i go to war in office or private that i have talked to that does not agree you can cut timber sent out of the areas of their responsibility. why are we not doing it? what are we not taking those ideas and getting them filtered out? we have put forward before the break a pentagon bill. one of the biggest problems of the pentagon is they have no idea
our general tell us the greatest threat to our nation is not in a foreign-policy -- power. it is our dead. everything has to be on the table. -- it is our debt. everything has to be on the table. we can do things much more effectively and probably better if we would take a new look at some of these areas. >> is this an olive branch for fiscal cliff the negotiations? >> we need to talk about what has happened. there have been no real cuts to the pentagon. there has not been the hope...
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by this whole scandal one of the comments that i heard from a person who wish to be anonymous in the foreign ministry is office was they founded really indicative of how well the afghan war effort is going in terms of u.s. policy if the top general in charge of it had time to send twenty to thirty thousand pages worth of inappropriate e-mails people here have also expressed some confusion as to why these kinds of scandals would force these top men to resign and not for example the scandals that have really resonated among the people here on the ground for example the tragic massacre by a u.s. soldier of sixteen civilians here in afghanistan the burnings of the koran by officials here as well as regular policies like for example night raids which are so controversial here that often result in the deaths of civilians so people are quite confused by this scandal they're not quite sure what implications will have on the u.s. war effort here in afghanistan and of course it's coming on the heels of very important talks between the u.s. and afghanistan that the two countries have been in negotiatio
by this whole scandal one of the comments that i heard from a person who wish to be anonymous in the foreign ministry is office was they founded really indicative of how well the afghan war effort is going in terms of u.s. policy if the top general in charge of it had time to send twenty to thirty thousand pages worth of inappropriate e-mails people here have also expressed some confusion as to why these kinds of scandals would force these top men to resign and not for example the scandals that...
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and so i'm, i take it, as a good sign there is so much interest in the foreign policy process by your presence here today. now i think that the transition from a first to a second obama administration may of course begin the day after an election but it doesn't end on inauguration day. this process is going to continue for some time. as the president's new or old team takes shape and where necessary seeks confirmation. as the new old team goes through the inevitable period of reassessment and redefinition of priorities and opportunities, and as other issues, domestic issues, fiscal cliff, for example, impacts foreign policy, and let's not forget as the world recalibrates to the changes, or as some people say, the lack of changes here in washington. at the same time as we begin to talk about foreign policy and a second obama administration let's not forget that history doesn't stop or even slow down in the middle east. elections are coming up in israel, in jordan, in egypt, iran and elsewhere. we're seeing in front of our eyes more violent change happening in syria. the reverberations
and so i'm, i take it, as a good sign there is so much interest in the foreign policy process by your presence here today. now i think that the transition from a first to a second obama administration may of course begin the day after an election but it doesn't end on inauguration day. this process is going to continue for some time. as the president's new or old team takes shape and where necessary seeks confirmation. as the new old team goes through the inevitable period of reassessment and...
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first of all a change in our united states foreign policy. we need to start looking at other groups other than the muslim brotherhood and create a balance of power between both. jenna: sounds like something we'll be talking about for some time to come. a lot of movement in the region. a lot of forces at work. great to have you on the program as always. >> thank you, jenna, washington gearing up to tackle the impending fiscal cliff but the president and the speaker of the house john boehner each drawing lines that they say they will not cross. the major hurdles, that threat to send the economy into a tailspin, that's coming up next. >>> plus a nascar race turning into a full-scale brawl. look at this. mayhem breaking out of the everybody going at it. we'll tell you what set it off. after this. ve lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your
first of all a change in our united states foreign policy. we need to start looking at other groups other than the muslim brotherhood and create a balance of power between both. jenna: sounds like something we'll be talking about for some time to come. a lot of movement in the region. a lot of forces at work. great to have you on the program as always. >> thank you, jenna, washington gearing up to tackle the impending fiscal cliff but the president and the speaker of the house john...
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policy. megyn: i do want to say this, simon, is -- so he has this liberal think tank called nxn, and at ndn.org if you go to simon rosenberg blogs, you will see simon's full defense of susan rice, and it is an interesting read, and it espouses your position well, because i missouri you've taken a lot of incoming -- [laughter] >> particularly here, megyn. megyn: i recommend people check it out and make up your own minds. >> thanks, megyn. >> thank you. megyn: well, we saw one more dramatic moment on libya yesterday when our own ed henry asked the president what he would say to the families who lost loved ones in this benghazi that day about the lack of answers? here's the president's answer, in part. >> i'll address the families not through the press, i'll address the families directly, as i already have. megyn: next hour, we will speak to one family member directly when the father of one of the navy seals who was killed in benghazi joins us live. >>> and the dow jones average is down about 25
policy. megyn: i do want to say this, simon, is -- so he has this liberal think tank called nxn, and at ndn.org if you go to simon rosenberg blogs, you will see simon's full defense of susan rice, and it is an interesting read, and it espouses your position well, because i missouri you've taken a lot of incoming -- [laughter] >> particularly here, megyn. megyn: i recommend people check it out and make up your own minds. >> thanks, megyn. >> thank you. megyn: well, we saw one...
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i think it's important that senator mccain is the key figure in foreign policy in the senate. the president's commander in chief, i think they need to work at a little among themselves. >> they might need you to negotiate a deal or whatever. let's move on. a very serious development today in israel and gaza. the israelis go in with air strikes kill the hamas military commander and others. it seems to be escalating big time. some people are afraid of it all-out war. what's going on here? >> well, this is a very serious escalation. what is going on is my sense that hamas is saying to the plo, to the palestinian people, we are the leaders. we are the ones with the rockets, with the arms. we know the palestinians are going to the u.n. to get statehood. we think we give you a better deal. that's very dangerous. secondly, it puts the whole egyptian/israeli peace deal very, very dicey. that really worries me. and then lastly -- >> because this new government. >> this new government and the fact no one seems to be controlling hamas. and then the whole palestinian, the whole sanai peni
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policy legacy that he didn't have the political capital to do in his first term. if i were the obama administration, i would appoint bill clinton as a middle east peace envoy. he has credibility both on the israeli street and in the arab world with the camp david accord s and with the clinton global initiative. we, as americans, the united nations has to get involved. we have to send a message to both israel and palestine that there's absolutely no military violence solution to the israeli/palestinian conflict. it can only be a peaceful and political one. >>> today's talk back question, should [ male announcer ] with 160 more miles per tank, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. . >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, should politicians have a mandatory retirement age? it was a simple question, if you're 27. or maybe those over 50 are way t
policy legacy that he didn't have the political capital to do in his first term. if i were the obama administration, i would appoint bill clinton as a middle east peace envoy. he has credibility both on the israeli street and in the arab world with the camp david accord s and with the clinton global initiative. we, as americans, the united nations has to get involved. we have to send a message to both israel and palestine that there's absolutely no military violence solution to the...
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can you talk about foreign policy or gay individuals and how the christian community is now or conservative christian community is looking at those issues? >> yeah. i mean, we're still looking at the postelection survey that we, um, commissioned, that we got very early this morning, about 5 a.m. but the preliminary evidence is pretty consistent with what i've seen throughout my career, you know? there's a tendency to sort of caricature and stigmatize voters of devout faith and sort of suggest that they live in trailer parks, and they're poor, not educated and easy to command, and they cling to their guns and their religion, and they vote on gay marriage and abortion. not true. if you look at the evangelicals who voted yesterday, they voted on the economy and jobs by the exact same percentage that the entire electorate did. to put it in biblical terms, it rains on the righteous and the unrighteous alike. so evangelicals and faithful catholics are underwater on their mortgages. they're also struggling. they're trying to figure out how they're going to send their kids to school. so they voted
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many of us also have significant concerns with russia's foreign policy. much as i believe that russia does not always act responsibly, i also believe that this legislation cannot be seen as rewarding russia. instead, any benefit that is conferred is on u.s. job creators. i also fully share the concerns of many of my colleagues on russia's abysmal human rights record and that's why i support adding the magnitsky legislation to this bill. on the third anniversary of sergei magnitsky while imprisoned. for all these reasons we urgently need to pass this important bipartisan legislation. i urge all my colleagues to support it. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, is recognized. mr. levin: thank you so much. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. levin: i want to make a number of points first to join with the chairman of the committee. we have worked hard on this on a bipartisan basis, and also with t
many of us also have significant concerns with russia's foreign policy. much as i believe that russia does not always act responsibly, i also believe that this legislation cannot be seen as rewarding russia. instead, any benefit that is conferred is on u.s. job creators. i also fully share the concerns of many of my colleagues on russia's abysmal human rights record and that's why i support adding the magnitsky legislation to this bill. on the third anniversary of sergei magnitsky while...
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so interestingly, benghazi is sort of the center of the tension among that national security foreign policy team in the days leading up to the revelation unwelcome and surprising and shocking to the president two days after he was re-elected because it happened. >> all of this tension, too, within the administration now between the justice department, between the fbi -- >> absolutely. >> -- and the cia. this question of whether to tell the president, when to tell the president -- >> whether to tell anyone. >> along those lines -- >> they made a decision which i think will come in ultimately for a fair amount of criticism which is the decision not to tell the president about it. >> i want to ask andrea a question, not a glib question but a serious question because you have covered powerful men for the last chunk of years, of all walks of life. i want to redirect to what's important. is it fair to say we should not in any way be surprised when men of power, conquers, village leaders are also womanizers, that one could argue that goes with the profile, and can we stop going -- when it h
so interestingly, benghazi is sort of the center of the tension among that national security foreign policy team in the days leading up to the revelation unwelcome and surprising and shocking to the president two days after he was re-elected because it happened. >> all of this tension, too, within the administration now between the justice department, between the fbi -- >> absolutely. >> -- and the cia. this question of whether to tell the president, when to tell the president...